Английская Википедия:Berenguela Tower

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The Berenguela Tower (Шаблон:Lang-es or Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lit), is the bell tower of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Tradition states that it was built by Archbishop Rodrigo del Padrón as a defense tower with the work continuing after his death by his successor, Archbishop Bérenger de Landore, after whom the tower is named. Reflecting its original purpose, much of the tower is made of ashlar stone. The tower sits on the southeast side of the cathedral where the Шаблон:Ill and Quintana Square meet. The tower is visible throughout the city.

Background

The upper portion of the Шаблон:Convert tower has a pyramid-shaped crown, surrounded by four permanently lit bulbs and topped with a lantern finial.[1] Construction of the tower began circa 1316 at the direction of Archbishop Rodrigo del Padrón as a defense tower. After Padrón's death the work was continued by his successor, Bérenger de Landore. The tower is named after de Landore. In the 15th century several modifications were made and in 1483 Louis XI of France donated the two largest of the thirteen bells.[2]

In 1833, Archbishop Шаблон:Ill commissioned Andrés Antelo to install clocks on each side of the tower. The clock mechanism has two bells, one, sounding the full hour, called Berenguela, and a smaller one marking the quarter hours. The bells were cast in 1729 by Güemes Sampedro. Berenguela has a diameter of Шаблон:Cvt and a height of Шаблон:Cvt, weighing approximately Шаблон:Cvt, while the smaller one weighs in at Шаблон:Cvt, with a diameter of Шаблон:Cvt and a height of Шаблон:Cvt. Both original bells cracked and were replaced by replicas, cast in Asten, Netherlands by the Eijsbouts foundry in 1989, and installed in the cathedral in February 1990.[3][4]

During a Jacobean Holy Year, Berenguela's lantern is lit throughout the year. otherwise it stays unlit. The light acts as a lighthouse to guide pilgrims to the cathedral during the holy years.[5]

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